John Foxe

A defence in the Inquisition is of little use to the prisoner, for a suspicion only is deemed sufficient cause of condemnation, and the greater his wealth the greater his danger. ↗

— John Foxe

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A Protestant has seldom any mercy shown him, and a Jew, who turns Christian, is far from being secure. ↗

— John Foxe

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Each of the seventeen tribunals during a long period burned annually, on an average, ten miserable beings! ↗

— John Foxe

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The first persecution of the Church took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome. ↗

— John Foxe

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When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowers; for which they, in heaven, received eternal crowns of glory. ↗

— John Foxe

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Which prophecy of Christ we see wonderfully to be verified, insomuch that the whole course of the Church to this day may seem nothing else but a verifying of the said prophecy. ↗

— John Foxe

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